The Complete Guide to Treating Inflammation Through Diet

Inflammation is our immune systems way of alerting our body to something wrong. While ‘Acute’ Inflammation – as a result of a cut, scrape and physical injury – is a normal part of the healing process, chronic inflammation however, is a sign of a more serious underlying problem with potentially serious consequences.

While there is much discussion over whether chronic inflammation is a symptom or a cause in many of the health conditions it has been linked to – it should be taken as a warning sign that the immune response is not working as it should.

Understanding Inflammation

Unlike acute inflammation – chronic inflammation usually develops as a result of one or a combination of the following:

Stress and environmental toxicity such as pollution of our air, land and water.

Medicines and vaccines, such as antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors acid reflux drugs